单词 | to come it over a person |
释义 | > as lemmasto come it over (also with) a person (c) to come it over (also with) a person: to act or behave in a specified or implied manner towards someone; to deceive, get the better of, or act in a superior or domineering manner towards someone. Cf. to come the —— (with or over a person) at Phrases 2b, to come over —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > semblance, outward show > create or maintain appearance [phrase] > overcome by acting to come it over a person1827 1827 Mil. Sketch Bk. I. 30 Tickerly the guards: they try to come it over us venhever they have a tunity; but I'll let them know vhat's vhat. 1841 Dramatic Mirror 11 Dec. 143/2 I tell you what, my youth, you are too green a customer to come it over us with quite so shallow a story! 1867 A. Trollope Claverings II. i. 4 Miss Burton had been received..openly as Harry's future wife, and, ‘by Jove, you know, he can't be coming it with Julia after that, you know.’ 1890 F. C. Philips & C. J. Wills Sybil Ross xviii. 126 It's no use a-trying to come it with me. 1910 S. M. Swales Tweed xxiii. 310 Don't come it, ye confounded old soap-stick. Ye can't come it over me with that lather, or I'm a greater fool'n I think I be. 1916 J. Buchan Greenmantle i. 1 You'll be a blighted brass-hat, coming it heavy over the hard-working regimental officer. 1939 H. G. Wells Holy Terror iii. i. 207 The world's had this apostolic succession of oily old humbugs..trying to come it over people. 1944 L. A. G. Strong Director xiii. 112 You shouldn't let these four-flushers come it over you. 2004 J. Colgan Do you remember First Time? xi. 224 ‘Shut up shut up shut up’. ‘Well, stop coming it with me, fat tits’. < as lemmas |
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